Labour and Trade Union Group
| Labour and Trade Union Group | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Peter Hadden |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Ideology |
Trotskyism Marxism |
| Political position | Far Left |
|
Politics of Northern Ireland Political parties Elections | |
The Labour and Trade Union Group was an organisation for supporters of the Militant tendency in Northern Ireland.
The group originated in the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP), but developed a separate existence as that organisation declined in support,[1] and was expelled from the NILP in 1977.[2] It was initially named the "Labour and Trade Union Coordinating Committee", and aimed to include other left-wingers. It campaigned for a Conference of Labour, at which trade unions, socialist groups and community campaigns could agree a co-ordinated approach to labour movement politics, but no such conference was ever held.[3]
The group failed to win any support and was largely considered a fringe party. It stood Muriel Tang in the United Kingdom general election, 1983 in Belfast East, where she took 1.5% of the vote.[4] It then stood three candidates for Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1985, none of whom were elected.[5] At the 1992 UK general election, it stood two candidates, including leader Peter Hadden, who took 1,264 votes between them.[6] By 1993, it was part of Militant Labour. It joined the short lived Labour coalition in 1996.
References
- ↑ Peter Hadden - an inspiring life for socialism", Committee for a Workers' International, 20 May 2010
- ↑ British and Irish Communist Organisation, "Labour in Ulster", p.17
- ↑ Building a socialist alternative, Committee for a Workers' International
- ↑ East Belfast, 1983-1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Westminster election 1992, Northern Ireland Elections